yes i would be ! there has to be equal access to both sides of the issues . the American people have a right to know the truth about what our government is doing no mater who is in the white house . ============================================ That's for the news....not opinion-based talk radio. Two separate issues. You're talking about giving free access to opposing "views" on talk radio.....not the truth about what is going on.
Furthermore, we're not talking about who is in the White House, we're talking about why a radio station has to give free time to someone who doesn't want to have to pay for it. If you truly supported free speech, as you claim, then talk radio should just stand on a corner and give the mic to whoever walks by. Sorry. Not a valid argument. On Nov 18, 4:30 pm, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yes i would be ! there has to be equal access to both sides of the > issues . > the American people have a right to know the truth about what our > government is doing no mater who is in the white house . > On Nov 18, 4:19 pm, OMS-II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Put up or shut up, Mike. > > > Let me phrase it another way.......and answer me honestly, if you can > > > If liberal talk shows ruled the air, would you be pushing for > > conservatives to have free access to equal time on their programs? > > > Answer me honestly, mike.....would we even be having this discussion? > > > On Nov 18, 4:14 pm, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > so you support free speech only for those who can pay for it ? > > > > On Nov 18, 4:09 pm, OMS-II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Anyone who wants to air a program can do so. Period. Put up the cash, > > > > and air your program to your heart's delight. Right, left, it doesn't > > > > matter. As such, free speech does prevail. > > > > > You cannot cite me one instance of a station denying access based on > > > > anything other than unwillingness on the part of the programmer to pay > > > > the price. > > > > > Again, had AirAmerica been successful, we wouldn't be having this > > > > discussion. They were poorly managed, and even more poorly marketed. > > > > End of story. You lose. Again. > > > > > On Nov 18, 4:06 pm, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > [ The entire premise of this thread is false. ] > > > > > you are against free speech for all ? > > > > > > On Nov 18, 4:01 pm, OMS-II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > All talk shows are supposed to be fair and evenhanded? According to > > > > > > who? You? > > > > > > > Ever listen to NPR? Their gardening shows cater to people who like > > > > > > to > > > > > > garden. Their news shows are for people who like news. Their call-in > > > > > > shows like Car Talk and Kim Commando cater to car lovers and > > > > > > software/ > > > > > > computer geeks. Should they be forced to field calls about plumbing? > > > > > > Talk radio caters to a particular crowd. When AirAmerica was on the > > > > > > air, they sure as hell didn't give fair time to conservatives....did > > > > > > they? > > > > > > > The entire premise of this thread is false. > > > > > > > You really need to let this topic go. You argue from a dishonest > > > > > > point > > > > > > of view. As such, any further threads initiated by you will drip > > > > > > with > > > > > > your usual bullshit. > > > > > > > On Nov 17, 4:35 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Former News Radio Staffer Spills the Beans on How Shock Jocks > > > > > > > Inspire > > > > > > > Hatred and Angerhttp://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/107326/ > > > > > > > I first got into journalism because I thought I could make a > > > > > > > difference. > > > > > > > > I wrote for the school newspaper and did “news” reports on a radio > > > > > > > station a friend and I started at my high school in Springfield, > > > > > > > Mo. I > > > > > > > got my first professional job at age 20, while still in college, > > > > > > > at a > > > > > > > local radio station’s news department. Three years later, I > > > > > > > became a > > > > > > > news director, and 12 years after that, in 1995, I was recruited > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > move to Milwaukee to become news director at WTMJ, one of the > > > > > > > largest > > > > > > > and most successful news/talk radio stations in America. > > > > > > > > That was where my real education occurred. > > > > > > > > I worked for three years as news director, and then, in 1998, > > > > > > > gained > > > > > > > the additional title of assistant program director, a role I held > > > > > > > until leaving the station in July 2006. From that position, I > > > > > > > worked > > > > > > > closely with our talk show hosts and became intimately familiar > > > > > > > with > > > > > > > how they appeal to listeners and shape their vision of the world. > > > > > > > Let > > > > > > > me tell you some of the lessons I learned. > > > > > > > > To begin with, talk show hosts such as Charlie Sykes – one of the > > > > > > > best > > > > > > > in the business – are popular and powerful because they appeal to > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > segment of the population that feels disenfranchised and even > > > > > > > victimized by the media. These people believe the media are > > > > > > > predominantly staffed by and consistently reflect the views of > > > > > > > social > > > > > > > liberals. This view is by now so long-held and deep-rooted, it has > > > > > > > evolved into part of virtually every conservative’s DNA. > > > > > > > > To succeed, a talk show host must perpetuate the notion that his > > > > > > > or > > > > > > > her listeners are victims, and the host is the vehicle by which > > > > > > > they > > > > > > > can become empowered. The host frames virtually every issue in us- > > > > > > > versus-them terms. There has to be a bad guy against whom the host > > > > > > > will emphatically defend those loyal listeners. > > > > > > > > This enemy can be a politician – either a Democratic officeholder > > > > > > > or, > > > > > > > in rare cases where no Democrat is convenient to blame, it can be > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > “RINO” (a “Republican In Name Only,” who is deemed not > > > > > > > conservative > > > > > > > enough). It can be the cold, cruel government bureaucracy. More > > > > > > > often > > > > > > > than not, however, the enemy is the “mainstream media” – local or > > > > > > > national, print or broadcast. > > > > > > > > Sometimes, it can even be their own station’s news director. One > > > > > > > year, > > > > > > > Charlie targeted me because I had instructed my midday news > > > > > > > anchor to > > > > > > > report the Wimbledon tennis results, even though the matches > > > > > > > wouldn’t > > > > > > > be telecast until much later in the day. Charlie gave out my phone > > > > > > > number and e-mail address on the air. I was flooded with hate > > > > > > > mail, > > > > > > > nasty messages, and even one death threat from a federal law > > > > > > > enforcement agent whom I knew to be a big Charlie fan. > > > > > > > > In the talk radio business, this concept, which must be mastered > > > > > > > to be > > > > > > > successful, is called “differentiating” yourself from the rest of > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > media. It is a brilliant marketing tactic that has also helped Fox > > > > > > > News Channel thrive. “We report, you decide” and “Fair and > > > > > > > Balanced” > > > > > > > are more than just savvy slogans. They are code words signaling > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > only Fox will report the news in a way conservatives see as > > > > > > > objective > > > > > > > and truthful. > > > > > > > > Forget any notion, however, that radio talk shows are supposed to > > > > > > > be > > > > > > > fair, evenhanded discussions featuring a diversity of opinions. > > > > > > > The > > > > > > > Fairness Doctrine, which required this, was repealed 20 years > > > > > > > ago. So > > > > > > > talk shows can be, and are, all about the host’s opinions, > > > > > > > analyses > > > > > > > and general worldview. Programmers learned long ago that benign > > > > > > > conversations led by hosts who present all sides of an issue don’t > > > > > > > attract large audiences. That’s why Kathleen Dunn was forced out > > > > > > > at > > > > > > > WTMJ in the early ’90s and why Jim and Andee were replaced in the > > > > > > > mid-’90s by Dr. Laura. Pointed and provocative are what win. > > > > > > > > There is no way to win a disagreement with Charlie Sykes. Calls > > > > > > > from > > > > > > > listeners who disagree with him don’t get on the air if the show’s > > > > > > > producer, who generally does the screening, fears they might make > > > > > > > Charlie look bad. I witnessed several occasions when Sen. 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